2018 Russian Grand Prix - Sochi Autodrom, 28 - 30 September

[Big Tea]

Big drama incoming. VET will crash with HAM, who then will DNF, and of course VET will get punished, but still can recover to win because BOT will botch it.

On past performance it is Vet who will DNF or fall to the end of the train due to a collision, so Ham follows BoT home one-two

[atanatizante]

Wasn't Raikkonen half a tenth from pole after two sectors on his last lap, before making a mistake in last sector?

That's been the story with Ferrari all weekend long, throughout all sessions of qualifying too. It's that last sector where they've been significantly losing. It's not as if they simply made a mistake in the last sector. They simply lacking the grip there.

To me it`s the reverse roles between Ferrari and Merc from 2017: the latter has poor grip hence a slow S3 ... now in 2018 when Ferrari has elongated their wheelbase it's their turn ...

[Big Tea]

What a weird grid! (Vandoorne penalty now)

Revised Grid
1 Bottas Mercedes
2 Hamilton Mercedes
3 Vettel Ferrari
4 Raikkonen Ferrari
5 Magnussen Haas
6 Ocon Force India
7 Leclerc Sauber
8 Perez Force India
9 Grosjean Haas
10 Ericsson Sauber
11 Sainz Renault
12 Hulkenberg Renault
13 Sirotkin Williams
14 Stroll Williams
15 Vandoorne McLaren
16 Alonso McLaren
17 Gasly Toro Rosso
18 Hartley Toro Rosso
19 Ricciardo Red Bull
20 Verstappen Red Bull

[Phil]

Regarding team orders; my hunch is Mercedes will only issue them if Vettel is ahead of both Mercedes and Bottas is ahead of Hamilton.

[Sierra117]

Bottas on a Saturn V rocket!

[seventhsin]

Max is on fire!

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[Restomaniac]

Could Verstappen cause Vettel problems?

[MtthsMlw]

Could Verstappen cause Vettel problems?

Yes if Ferrari again only looks ahead in terms of strategy..

[Phil]

Wow @ Max. Gonna be bad for Ferrari, possibly Meecedes too, when they pit, they might be behind Max?

[Justthatek]

It's the Max show today.

[Phil]

Smart move Mercedes.

[Juzh]

Ferrari strategiests really need to be fired. Waiting for bottas then pitting next lap for what exactly?

[matt_b]

Why did mercedes wait another lap? it was clear the undercut was big

[Sierra117]

Looks like a mistake by Merc.

[SchuMassa]